How to disable or customize Qt File Dialog?
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I'm using Debian with XFCE. I've got lots of applications that opens a file dialog from Qt (I think) (for example Chromium, Xfce4-screenshooter, etc) that has a "search" facility which I find totally unusable:
How can I use the "default" file dialog (ie. when I clicked "open file" within Libreoffice) for all applications:
...or at least just disable the "search" behaviour of Qt file dialog?
xfce qt
asked Jul 19 at 7:02
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I'm using Debian with XFCE. I've got lots of applications that opens a file dialog from Qt (I think) (for example Chromium, Xfce4-screenshooter, etc) that has a "search" facility which I find totally unusable:
How can I use the "default" file dialog (ie. when I clicked "open file" within Libreoffice) for all applications:
...or at least just disable the "search" behaviour of Qt file dialog?
xfce qt
asked Jul 19 at 7:02
ceremcem
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Look in this thread - reddit.com/r/linux/comments/54ocjq/….
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 7:09
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I'm using Debian with XFCE. I've got lots of applications that opens a file dialog from Qt (I think) (for example Chromium, Xfce4-screenshooter, etc) that has a "search" facility which I find totally unusable:
How can I use the "default" file dialog (ie. when I clicked "open file" within Libreoffice) for all applications:
...or at least just disable the "search" behaviour of Qt file dialog?
xfce qt
asked Jul 19 at 7:02
ceremcem
5021420
I'm using Debian with XFCE. I've got lots of applications that opens a file dialog from Qt (I think) (for example Chromium, Xfce4-screenshooter, etc) that has a "search" facility which I find totally unusable:
How can I use the "default" file dialog (ie. when I clicked "open file" within Libreoffice) for all applications:
...or at least just disable the "search" behaviour of Qt file dialog?
xfce qt
asked Jul 19 at 7:02
ceremcem
5021420
asked Jul 19 at 7:02
ceremcem
5021420
asked Jul 19 at 7:02
ceremcem
5021420
asked Jul 19 at 7:02
ceremcem
5021420
5021420
Look in this thread - reddit.com/r/linux/comments/54ocjq/….
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 7:09
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Look in this thread - reddit.com/r/linux/comments/54ocjq/….
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 7:09
Look in this thread - reddit.com/r/linux/comments/54ocjq/….
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 7:09
Look in this thread - reddit.com/r/linux/comments/54ocjq/….
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 7:09
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This is explained pretty well in this Arch Linux wiki page titled: Environment Variables, specifically in the Examples section:
The following section lists a number of common environment variables used by a Linux system and describes their values.
DEindicates the Desktop Environment being used.xdg-openwill use it to choose more user-friendly file-opener application that desktop environment provides. Some packages need to be installed to use this feature. For GNOME, that would be libgnomeAUR; for Xfce this is exo. Recognised values ofDEvariable are:gnome,kde,xfce,lxdeandmate.
The
DEenvironment variable needs to be exported before starting the window manager. For example:~/.xinitrc
export DE="xfce"
exec openbox
This will make
xdg-openuse the more user-friendlyexo-open, because it assumes it is running inside Xfce. Useexo-preferred-applicationsfor configuring.
answered Jul 19 at 7:13
slm♦
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I've no~/.xinitrcfile, but I think it's the same as~/.bashrc. Anyway, afterexport DE="xfce", I thoughtxfce4-screenshootershould open the gtk file dialog instead of Qt file dialog, but it still opens Qt file dialog. So I would say it doesn't work for me.
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 17:28
@ceremcem - you have to create that file, they're not the same.
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 17:31
Creating~/.xinitrcwith the content ofexport DE="xfce"and logging out/logging in still doesn't solve the issue (.xinitrchas executable flag)
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 18:13
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1 Answer
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This is explained pretty well in this Arch Linux wiki page titled: Environment Variables, specifically in the Examples section:
The following section lists a number of common environment variables used by a Linux system and describes their values.
DEindicates the Desktop Environment being used.xdg-openwill use it to choose more user-friendly file-opener application that desktop environment provides. Some packages need to be installed to use this feature. For GNOME, that would be libgnomeAUR; for Xfce this is exo. Recognised values ofDEvariable are:gnome,kde,xfce,lxdeandmate.
The
DEenvironment variable needs to be exported before starting the window manager. For example:~/.xinitrc
export DE="xfce"
exec openbox
This will make
xdg-openuse the more user-friendlyexo-open, because it assumes it is running inside Xfce. Useexo-preferred-applicationsfor configuring.
answered Jul 19 at 7:13
slm♦
232k65479649
I've no~/.xinitrcfile, but I think it's the same as~/.bashrc. Anyway, afterexport DE="xfce", I thoughtxfce4-screenshootershould open the gtk file dialog instead of Qt file dialog, but it still opens Qt file dialog. So I would say it doesn't work for me.
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 17:28
@ceremcem - you have to create that file, they're not the same.
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 17:31
Creating~/.xinitrcwith the content ofexport DE="xfce"and logging out/logging in still doesn't solve the issue (.xinitrchas executable flag)
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 18:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
This is explained pretty well in this Arch Linux wiki page titled: Environment Variables, specifically in the Examples section:
The following section lists a number of common environment variables used by a Linux system and describes their values.
DEindicates the Desktop Environment being used.xdg-openwill use it to choose more user-friendly file-opener application that desktop environment provides. Some packages need to be installed to use this feature. For GNOME, that would be libgnomeAUR; for Xfce this is exo. Recognised values ofDEvariable are:gnome,kde,xfce,lxdeandmate.
The
DEenvironment variable needs to be exported before starting the window manager. For example:~/.xinitrc
export DE="xfce"
exec openbox
This will make
xdg-openuse the more user-friendlyexo-open, because it assumes it is running inside Xfce. Useexo-preferred-applicationsfor configuring.
answered Jul 19 at 7:13
slm♦
232k65479649
I've no~/.xinitrcfile, but I think it's the same as~/.bashrc. Anyway, afterexport DE="xfce", I thoughtxfce4-screenshootershould open the gtk file dialog instead of Qt file dialog, but it still opens Qt file dialog. So I would say it doesn't work for me.
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 17:28
@ceremcem - you have to create that file, they're not the same.
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 17:31
Creating~/.xinitrcwith the content ofexport DE="xfce"and logging out/logging in still doesn't solve the issue (.xinitrchas executable flag)
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 18:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
This is explained pretty well in this Arch Linux wiki page titled: Environment Variables, specifically in the Examples section:
The following section lists a number of common environment variables used by a Linux system and describes their values.
DEindicates the Desktop Environment being used.xdg-openwill use it to choose more user-friendly file-opener application that desktop environment provides. Some packages need to be installed to use this feature. For GNOME, that would be libgnomeAUR; for Xfce this is exo. Recognised values ofDEvariable are:gnome,kde,xfce,lxdeandmate.
The
DEenvironment variable needs to be exported before starting the window manager. For example:~/.xinitrc
export DE="xfce"
exec openbox
This will make
xdg-openuse the more user-friendlyexo-open, because it assumes it is running inside Xfce. Useexo-preferred-applicationsfor configuring.
answered Jul 19 at 7:13
slm♦
232k65479649
This is explained pretty well in this Arch Linux wiki page titled: Environment Variables, specifically in the Examples section:
The following section lists a number of common environment variables used by a Linux system and describes their values.
DEindicates the Desktop Environment being used.xdg-openwill use it to choose more user-friendly file-opener application that desktop environment provides. Some packages need to be installed to use this feature. For GNOME, that would be libgnomeAUR; for Xfce this is exo. Recognised values ofDEvariable are:gnome,kde,xfce,lxdeandmate.
The
DEenvironment variable needs to be exported before starting the window manager. For example:~/.xinitrc
export DE="xfce"
exec openbox
This will make
xdg-openuse the more user-friendlyexo-open, because it assumes it is running inside Xfce. Useexo-preferred-applicationsfor configuring.
answered Jul 19 at 7:13
slm♦
232k65479649
answered Jul 19 at 7:13
slm♦
232k65479649
answered Jul 19 at 7:13
slm♦
232k65479649
answered Jul 19 at 7:13
slm♦
232k65479649
232k65479649
I've no~/.xinitrcfile, but I think it's the same as~/.bashrc. Anyway, afterexport DE="xfce", I thoughtxfce4-screenshootershould open the gtk file dialog instead of Qt file dialog, but it still opens Qt file dialog. So I would say it doesn't work for me.
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 17:28
@ceremcem - you have to create that file, they're not the same.
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 17:31
Creating~/.xinitrcwith the content ofexport DE="xfce"and logging out/logging in still doesn't solve the issue (.xinitrchas executable flag)
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 18:13
add a comment |Â
I've no~/.xinitrcfile, but I think it's the same as~/.bashrc. Anyway, afterexport DE="xfce", I thoughtxfce4-screenshootershould open the gtk file dialog instead of Qt file dialog, but it still opens Qt file dialog. So I would say it doesn't work for me.
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 17:28
@ceremcem - you have to create that file, they're not the same.
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 17:31
Creating~/.xinitrcwith the content ofexport DE="xfce"and logging out/logging in still doesn't solve the issue (.xinitrchas executable flag)
– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 18:13
I've no
~/.xinitrc file, but I think it's the same as ~/.bashrc. Anyway, after export DE="xfce", I thought xfce4-screenshooter should open the gtk file dialog instead of Qt file dialog, but it still opens Qt file dialog. So I would say it doesn't work for me.– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 17:28
I've no
~/.xinitrc file, but I think it's the same as ~/.bashrc. Anyway, after export DE="xfce", I thought xfce4-screenshooter should open the gtk file dialog instead of Qt file dialog, but it still opens Qt file dialog. So I would say it doesn't work for me.– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 17:28
@ceremcem - you have to create that file, they're not the same.
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 17:31
@ceremcem - you have to create that file, they're not the same.
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 17:31
Creating
~/.xinitrc with the content of export DE="xfce" and logging out/logging in still doesn't solve the issue (.xinitrc has executable flag)– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 18:13
Creating
~/.xinitrc with the content of export DE="xfce" and logging out/logging in still doesn't solve the issue (.xinitrc has executable flag)– ceremcem
Jul 19 at 18:13
add a comment |Â
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Look in this thread - reddit.com/r/linux/comments/54ocjq/….
– slm♦
Jul 19 at 7:09